Dennis Lipscomb
Known For
Acting
Born
1942-03-01 in Westbury, New York, USA
Died
2014-07-30
Biography
Dennis Lipscomb (March 1, 1942 - July 30, 2014) was an American actor. Lipscomb's first feature film was Union City (1980). From the early 1980s to the 1990s, Lipscomb appeared in key roles in various motion pictures including Love Child (1982), WarGames (1983), Eyes of Fire (1983), The Day After (1983), A Soldier's Story (1984), Crossroads (1986), Amazing Grace and Chuck (1987), Retribution (1987), Sister, Sister (1987), The First Power (1990) and Under Siege (1992). Lipscomb also had a recurring role as mayor of the fictitious town of Sparta, Mississippi in the first season of In the Heat of the Night (1988). In more recent years, Lipscomb has guest starred on television commercials and shows, including WKRP In Cincinnati, T.J. Hooker, and Wiseguy (1987; CBS) as Sid Royce/Elvis Prim. To a younger audience he is perhaps best known as DCI Peter Sterling in Spycraft: The Great Game.
Most Known For
The X-Files
as Leonard Vance
ER
as Dr. Wilson
The A-Team
as Prince
Little House on the Prairie
Diagnosis: Murder
as IA Det. Lloyd Schroeder
Diagnosis: Murder
as Malcolm Trainor
Diagnosis: Murder
as Malcolm Trainor (uncredited)
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
as Mirror Man
Falcon Crest
as Forrest Murdy
Melrose Place
as Court-Appointed Doctor
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
as President Ulysses S. Grant
Hill Street Blues
as Mr. Vosca
Hill Street Blues
as Freddie
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as Stanley Gables
Party of Five
as Mr. Conklin
Barney Miller
as Lawrence Pryne
L.A. Law
as Attorney Belknap
Renegade
Highway to Heaven
as Tobias Bennett
Matlock
as Les McCall